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BA puts faith in IP at Terminal 5
Case Study British Airways (BA) is in the final testing phase of its sophisticated IP network in Heathrow's new Terminal 5 (T5), ahead of its opening on 27 March. The Fast Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - installed by... [08 Feb 2008]
BA to ditch Opodo at cost of £40m?
News Opodo was launched by nine European airlines in 2001 but reports during the weekend indicate that travel technology firm Amadeus will take full control of Opodo by adding BA's 20 per cent share to its current €33m 17 per... [29 Mar 2004]
BA saves £500m with smart shopping software
Case Study At the end of the 1990s, BA was spending more than £4bn per year with suppliers, processing in excess of 350,000 orders annually and processing more than half a million invoices. Speaking at an Ariba event in London, Tim... [07 Mar 2007]
BA plans online upgrade in £450m cost-cutting drive
News British Airways (BA) is planning to upgrade its ba.com website and increase the use of self-service check-in as part of a £200m investment aimed at slashing the airline's costs by £450m. The two-year... [10 Mar 2006]
BA launches iPhone app for frequent flyers
News The app enables customers to view the BA timetable, get real-time travel arrival and departure info and book flights - all on their Apple gadget. Customers can also save 'favourite flights' in order to easily keep... [11 Jul 2008]
BA profits boosted by cuts in IT spend
News A technology streamlining and simplification programme led by BA CIO Paul Coby has also played a key part in the airline beating its target of achieving £450m of company-wide savings by £7m. BA's... [13 May 2005]
BA's Google Earth mash-up takes off
News The airline is using the satellite imaging technology on www.ba.com to offer travellers info on tourist hotspots and details of hotels they can book through the website, by allowing them to zoom in on their destination. [01 Sep 2006]
BA takes cautious approach to "much-hyped" SOA
News British Airways (BA) is taking its first steps with service-oriented architecture (SOA) but warned that wider use could still be up to five years away. Speaking at BA's annual 'IT Fair' at the airline's... [19 Oct 2006]
BA chief exec backs "lean" tech future
News British Airways (BA) is borrowing a manufacturing concept originally developed by Toyota for the automotive sector in the 1970s to make its technology more "lean" for the future. BA CEO Willie Walsh... [18 Oct 2006]
BA's former Indian offshore unit floats on NYSE
News The former Indian offshore outsourcing unit of British Airways (BA) has raised more than $255m after completing its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). WNS, which reported $202.6m in revenue for the last year, was... [04 Aug 2006]
BA high-flyers get 'device of choice' PDA option
News Tim LeBlond, BA manager technology services, said handsets - whether standalone PDAs or smart phones - based on Palm OS, Microsoft's Pocket PC and Symbian OS will be supported. IDC research analyst Geoff Blaber said: "It... [20 Apr 2005]
BA to launch first direct Bangalore flights
News British Airways (BA) will start the first direct flights from the UK to Bangalore this weekend to cater for demand from business travellers involved in India's high-tech industry. The new BA flight will... [26 Oct 2005]
BA to cut staff costs by £300m
News BA's CEO, Rod Eddington, revealed the figure today as part of the airline's new business plan for 2004-2006. The plan includes a 30 per cent reduction in employee costs in head office and support functions and 15 per... [28 Jan 2004]
BA launches IT recruitment drive
News Despite a company-wide senior management cull at BA, the airline will be increasing the 280 headcount in Newcastle by recruiting 30 staff in a variety of high-level roles ranging from project managers and business... [07 Jun 2006]
BA CEO: Heathrow T5 chaos 'not our finest hour'
News British Airways (BA) confirmed 80 per cent of scheduled flights will be running from T5 today, including all long-haul destinations. T5 staff, along with volunteers from across BA, worked through the... [28 Mar 2008]
